The AMG Unit Will Make The Future AMG SLS Supercar Electric
The German edition Focus made a sensation. In an interview with journalists, Mornhinweg Volker, Chairman of the Board of Directors of AMG, revealed a totally unexpected version of the future development of SLS supercar. Recall that this model is the joint brainchild of parent company Mercedes-Benz and AMG, and it will appear in 2012 and will replace the most successful project SLR McLaren.
So, Volker said that by 2015 fully electric version of supercar will be presented on the market! According to preliminary data, the vehicle instead of the normal atmospheric V8 6.2 received four electric engines by Brusa company with a total capacity of 532 hp (880 N • m). Two of them will be placed with a set of lithium-ion batteries on the rear axle, the other two – on the front under the hood
The dynamics of acceleration in such a machine is expected like that - up to one hundred for about 4 s, but the maximum speed is not too impress the imagination and will be only 200 km / h. Gasoline version will be faster - 3,8 c to 100 km / h and 315 km / h top speed. But owning an electro supercar, will help you to save money on gasoline, and the maximum distance without a recharge will be somewhere at 150-180 km. That’s enough for a small tour during the weekend.
The electric version will come without the traditional gearbox, but the system will be recovering energy during braking.
The previous one, Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren was inspired by the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR of 1955, based on the W196 F1 car, yet named after the road-going 300SL Gullwing. On 4 April 2008, Mercedes announced they will cease production of the SLR. The last of the coupes rolled off the production line at the end of 2007 and the roadster version is due to be discontinued in early 2009.
An Ecological Vehicle For An Unreasonable Price
California. Electric vehicles per capita in this blessed province, perhaps are more popular than anywhere else in the world. It is not surprising - the richest state of the U.S. has always been famous for the most stringent laws in the field of ecology. Perhaps that is why the newly formed company Coda Automotive intends to sell its electric car only in its native California. Where it will be in a guaranteed demand.
The truth is that the electric car will be manufactured very far from the West Coast of the United States. For its construction, even under the close monitoring of Americans, responses Hafei company from China. As a basis sedan princip is chosen, a little known even to USA drivers. However, representatives of Soda Automotive swear that the structure of the body is so perfect that Coda is able to get four or even five rating in crash tests.
The battery comes from China too - 333-Volt lithium-ion batteries from Tianjin Lishen Battery Joint-Stock Co., Ltd concern are provided for the car. Full charge of Coda Sedan should be enough for 145-190 km, and the charge from the home network takes six hours.
UQM supply company from Colorado provides electric engine, and the entire electrical vinaigrette specialists from the California Bureau of Miles Electric Vehicles help to set up, which is selling electro cars in the United States, based on unnoticeable Chinese cars.
The same company will be responsible for implementing the Coda sedan. Californians already announced the price for electrical «Chinese», which will go on sale next year - $ 45 thousand. Not much for a golf class car with a very questionable origin?
After all, for nearly $ 50 thousand you can buy a more interesting electro sedan Tesla Model S, if its production does begin.
Warranty for a Californian car is three years or 36 thousand miles (57 600 km).
Equipment - for maximum: airbags, ESP stabilization system, navigation system, satellite radio installed with MP3 support, and a full electro package.
Roadster Ferrari 250 Testarossa Went Under The Hammer For Record Price
There are a lot of amazing in the automotive world. Well, hypercar Bugatti Veyron was made at last, which had 1001 horsepower, and developed 406 km / h, speeding up to hundred for less than three seconds and was worth more than a million euros. But even its prohibitive price fades in comparison to the amounts that are given for a car on auction. For example, recently one of a series of shattering events: on the annual Leggenda e Passione auction in Maranello Ferrari 250 Testarossa roadster was sold for an unprecedented big price - nine million euros ($ 12 235 513). In such a time of financial crisis!
Of course, the organizers of the event from the association of RM Auction have not told the name of a lucky owner, but one thing is clear: he got a legendary car. Released in 1957, the roadster equipped with the 300-strong motor V12 3.0 and four-speed mechanic gearbox. And in 1958 «stallion» began its racing career: the debut in the race «A thousand kilometers of Buenos Aires», a victory in 12 hours Sebring and Le Mans and in the competitions Targa Florio.
At Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa a 12-cylinder V-type engine with 2953 cubic centimeters volume and the output of 300 horsepower is installed.
Exclusive copy, which has gone under the hammer, was the fourth car in a limited series of Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa. In total for 1957-1958 only 22 copies of the model were manufactured.
This car has a rich history: made in Italy, the car spent many years outside of Europe - in the United States and Japan.
Incidentally, in the past two years, the most expensive car sold at the auction, were Ferrari. Last year’s record - Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder roadster - went under the hammer for $ 10 894 000, and 2007-m-the most valuable car was Ferrari 330 TRI / LM - $ 9,3 million.
Audi A4 Sedan On Natural Gas Has Improved The Speed Record
It seems that the representatives of the German TUV Technical Inspection and studio Hohenester Sport providing them technical support envisaged a good tradition. Last year, Jürgen Hohenester, a former racer and now head of the Bureau of Hohenester Sport, has set a record speed of vehicles operating on natural gas. He disbanded 585-strong sedan Audi A4 (code B7) to 327.2 km / h. And this year the record will be updated.
The participants are the same, but the machine has changed. This continues to be the last generation Audi A4 with engine V6 3.0, but the two turbocompressors make the car to give 700hp. Together with small aerodynamic improvements that gave impressive results - incredible 364.6 km / h!
But engineers from Hohenester Sport office argue that the result could be even better: out of the engine, you can squeeze up to 800hp, but the transmission will no longer survive after that. But for loud advertising of alternative fuels the achieved results are quite enough.
English Government Encourages The British To Reject Old Cars
Car sales in Europe continue to fall. How to make an ordinary person to buy a car for the last spare money? If you are a British citizen, then feel free to reject your old wrecked can and get a brand new car with a discount in the amount of 2000 pounds.
This scheme, in terms of the British Government will provide an opportunity to raise the sales of cars at an unprecedented height. 300 million pounds were given for the program. One thousand pays the English Government and the same manufacturer does. With the bonus money, you can deliver the car to the dump if its weight is up to 3.5 tonnes and it is issued prior to August 31, 1999. The program is running till March 2010. Incidentally, the same techniques are being used in Germany and France.
Discounts apply to all formally submitted cars to the British market. And it does not matter where they were produced and how much is their price. But independent producers of exclusive cars such as Morgan, Bristol and Lotus, in general, spit on the crisis as well as on the initiatives of the government.
German car owners will be able to receive 2,5 thousand euro from the government if this year they will refuse from driving old machines (at least nine years old) and buy a new car. This is just one of the anti-crisis measures for the salvation of the German automotive industry, on which depends the welfare of every sixth inhabitant of the country.
Substantial funds are provided to maintain the level of employment, investments in education and development of road transport network. Agreements were reached on the reduction of taxes.
The authorities of yet another European another country will also provide financial support for automakers. The French Government decided to provide 5-6 billion euros to the victims of the global financial crisis. However, according to Prime Minister Francois Fillon car manufacturers should take certain responsibilities on them. In particular, not to close factories and not to carry out the production on the territory of other countries.